diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/DatabaseContext.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/DatabaseContext.cs
index ed9b7c5a9d..2f0efcbfc0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/DatabaseContext.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/DatabaseContext.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         public void ConfigureEmbeddedDatabaseConnection()
         {
             const string providerName = "System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0";
-            const string connectionString = @"Data Source=|DataDirectory|\Umbraco.sdf";
+            const string connectionString = @"Data Source=|DataDirectory|\Umbraco.sdf;Flush Interval=1;File Access Retry Timeout=10";
 
             SaveConnectionString(connectionString, providerName);
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/App.config b/src/Umbraco.Tests/App.config
index 20f0ce5aae..78ddfe8dcb 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/App.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/App.config
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   </appSettings>
   
   <connectionStrings>
-    <add name="umbracoDbDSN" connectionString="Datasource=|DataDirectory|UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf" providerName="System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0"/>
+    <add name="umbracoDbDSN" connectionString="Datasource=|DataDirectory|UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf;Flush Interval=1;File Access Retry Timeout=10" providerName="System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0"/>
   </connectionStrings>
 
   <FileSystemProviders>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/BusinessLogic/BaseTest.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/BusinessLogic/BaseTest.cs
index 9f48cd29d1..73d51e7816 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/BusinessLogic/BaseTest.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/BusinessLogic/BaseTest.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.BusinessLogic
 
         private void InitializeDatabase()
         {
-            ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Set(Core.Configuration.GlobalSettings.UmbracoConnectionName, @"datalayer=SQLCE4Umbraco.SqlCEHelper,SQLCE4Umbraco;data source=|DataDirectory|\UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf");
+            ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Set(Core.Configuration.GlobalSettings.UmbracoConnectionName, @"datalayer=SQLCE4Umbraco.SqlCEHelper,SQLCE4Umbraco;data source=|DataDirectory|\UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf;Flush Interval=1;File Access Retry Timeout=10");
 
 			ClearDatabase();
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Migrations/Upgrades/SqlCeDataUpgradeTest.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Migrations/Upgrades/SqlCeDataUpgradeTest.cs
index a9b80f9b17..9f8a3be793 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Migrations/Upgrades/SqlCeDataUpgradeTest.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Migrations/Upgrades/SqlCeDataUpgradeTest.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Migrations.Upgrades
 
         public override UmbracoDatabase GetConfiguredDatabase()
         {
-            return new UmbracoDatabase("Datasource=|DataDirectory|UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf", "System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0");
+            return new UmbracoDatabase("Datasource=|DataDirectory|UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf;Flush Interval=1;File Access Retry Timeout=10", "System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0");
         }
 
         public override DatabaseProviders GetDatabaseProvider()
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Migrations/Upgrades/SqlCeUpgradeTest.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Migrations/Upgrades/SqlCeUpgradeTest.cs
index e8a3ef1939..3dfc059358 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Migrations/Upgrades/SqlCeUpgradeTest.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Migrations/Upgrades/SqlCeUpgradeTest.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Migrations.Upgrades
 
         public override UmbracoDatabase GetConfiguredDatabase()
         {
-            return new UmbracoDatabase("Datasource=|DataDirectory|UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf", "System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0");
+            return new UmbracoDatabase("Datasource=|DataDirectory|UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf;Flush Interval=1;File Access Retry Timeout=10", "System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0");
         }
 
         public override DatabaseProviders GetDatabaseProvider()
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Migrations/Upgrades/ValidateOlderSchemaTest.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Migrations/Upgrades/ValidateOlderSchemaTest.cs
index 3dcc1a5308..1abb496fe9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Migrations/Upgrades/ValidateOlderSchemaTest.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Migrations/Upgrades/ValidateOlderSchemaTest.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Migrations.Upgrades
 
         public UmbracoDatabase GetConfiguredDatabase()
         {
-            return new UmbracoDatabase("Datasource=|DataDirectory|UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf", "System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0");
+            return new UmbracoDatabase("Datasource=|DataDirectory|UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf;Flush Interval=1;File Access Retry Timeout=10", "System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0");
         }
 
         public string GetDatabaseSpecificSqlScript()
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/DatabaseContextTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/DatabaseContextTests.cs
index 420905536d..9132db95c2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/DatabaseContextTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/DatabaseContextTests.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence
             //Get the connectionstring settings from config
             var settings = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings[Core.Configuration.GlobalSettings.UmbracoConnectionName];
 
-            //by default the conn string is: Datasource=|DataDirectory|UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf
+            //by default the conn string is: Datasource=|DataDirectory|UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf;Flush Interval=1;File Access Retry Timeout=10
             //we'll just replace the sdf file with our custom one:
             //Create the Sql CE database
             var engine = new SqlCeEngine(settings.ConnectionString.Replace("UmbracoPetaPocoTests", "DatabaseContextTests"));
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/SqlCeTableByTableTest.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/SqlCeTableByTableTest.cs
index d47b5cac75..7147dea975 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/SqlCeTableByTableTest.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/SqlCeTableByTableTest.cs
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence
             }
 
             //Create the Sql CE database
-            var engine = new SqlCeEngine("Datasource=|DataDirectory|test.sdf");
+            var engine = new SqlCeEngine("Datasource=|DataDirectory|test.sdf;Flush Interval=1;File Access Retry Timeout=10");
             engine.CreateDatabase();
             
             SqlSyntaxContext.SqlSyntaxProvider = SqlCeSyntax.Provider;
 
-            _database = new Database("Datasource=|DataDirectory|test.sdf",
+            _database = new Database("Datasource=|DataDirectory|test.sdf;Flush Interval=1;File Access Retry Timeout=10",
                                      "System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0");
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/BaseDatabaseFactoryTest.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/BaseDatabaseFactoryTest.cs
index 6152898f92..d85d9813f5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/BaseDatabaseFactoryTest.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/BaseDatabaseFactoryTest.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers
         /// </summary>
         protected virtual string GetDbConnectionString()
         {
-            return @"Datasource=|DataDirectory|UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf";            
+            return @"Datasource=|DataDirectory|UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf;Flush Interval=1;File Access Retry Timeout=10";            
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/TestHelper.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/TestHelper.cs
index 6ab161a3b0..5c4eaad051 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/TestHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/TestHelper.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers
 		/// </summary>
 		public static void InitializeDatabase()
 		{
-            ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Set(Core.Configuration.GlobalSettings.UmbracoConnectionName, @"datalayer=SQLCE4Umbraco.SqlCEHelper,SQLCE4Umbraco;data source=|DataDirectory|\UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf");
+            ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Set(Core.Configuration.GlobalSettings.UmbracoConnectionName, @"datalayer=SQLCE4Umbraco.SqlCEHelper,SQLCE4Umbraco;data source=|DataDirectory|\UmbracoPetaPocoTests.sdf;Flush Interval=1;File Access Retry Timeout=10");
 
 			ClearDatabase();